<p>Jeffrey Clarke has been named new CEO of Eastman Kodak Co.(Photo: File photo)</p><p>ROCHESTER, N.Y. For years, Eastman Kodak Co. has had a succession of top bosses whose jobs were a mix of dealing with flailing, dying businesses and trying to find the next new direction.</p><p>New CEO Jeffrey J. Clarke said his top job is to make Kodak a growing company again.</p><p>"My marching orders are that Kodak is in a position now where its balance sheet, its legacy costs are behind it," Clarke said Wednesday, his first day on the job. "I've been asked by the board to drive growth of the company. The mandate for the new CEO is growth."</p><p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/03/12/clark-new-kodak-ceo/6320149/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/03/12/kodak-hires-new-ceo/">Kodak Hires New CEO</a> (Fox Business)</p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-12/kodak-names-orbitz-chairman-clarke-as-new-ceo-to-replace-perez.html">Kodak Names Oribitz Chairman Clarke as New CEO</a> (Bloomberg)</p><p><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2014/0312/Kodak-KODK-taps-Orbitz-chairman-as-next-CEO">Kodak (KODK) taps Orbitz chairman as next CEO</a> (Christian Science Monitor)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dhomHenta2V6jdMzo46aXt1KBanBM&authuser=0&ned=us">117 additional articles.</a></p>